By Steve Sucato Old favorites and slew of bold new works highlight Pittsburgh’s new dance season. Here’s a sampling of what will be on stages through year’s end: Move over Pinocchio, as CorningWorks presents a different kind of puppet experience in The Life & Death of Little Finn, an adult puppet dance-theater production continuing through Sept. 16 at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. To read the full article … Continue reading Fall dance in Pittsburgh ranges from classic ballet to edgy modern dance, flamenco and more

Little Finn is the life-spanning tale of a man abandoned by his mother at a young age for an unscrupulous lover. The lonely Finn grows up to be a bean-counter (literally) whose colleagues commit suicide because of the tedium of the work, and who finds happiness with a Russian mail-order bride. As the story is enacted, the performers will be visible on stage, but the focus … Continue reading Beth Corning talks about smart adult puppet dance-theater, getting the shit scared out of her and more